I've never had an acting lesson. I've never been given techniques. Everything I've done is invented. I just sort of found out [how to do it].

On Michael Jackson and child stardom: He had one of the worst childhoods ever. I think I had the second.

You can't cry on a diamond's shoulder, and diamonds won't keep you warm at night, but they're sure fun when the sun shines.

Every breath you take today should be with someone else in mind.

Judaism had absolutely nothing to do with my past marriage to Mike [Todd] or my upcoming marriage to Eddie Fisher, both of whom were Jewish. It was something I had wanted to do for a long time.

All I see in the mirror every morning is a face that needs washing.

Sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream.